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Hong Kong Temple Lists
Wong Tai Sin Temple
The temple is one of the most famous Taoist temple in Hong Kong and is a popular place of worship for those with business or health problems. Many tourists come to the temple to seek and have their fortune told. By kneeling before the main altar, visitors will make a wish and then shake a Bamboo cylinder containing fortune sticks until one falls out. The falled out stick is exchanged for a piece of paper with the same number tells the fortune.
Chi Lin Nunnery
Visit Chi Lin Nunnery is like travel back to see the past of China's rich civilization. It is definitely a place not to be missed in Hong Kong. Architecture of the temple is a Tang Dynasty. Golden Chinese pavilion located at the middle of pond is a highlights of this temple. The garden is well decorated, calm and beautiful. Open Hours: 9:00 to 16:30 (monastery) and 6:30 to 19:00 (Pool area).
Pho Lin Temple
There are 2 ways to get to Pho Lin Temple:
- Bus - Tourists can take Bus No. 23 from Tung Chung Station straight right to the temple. It takes approximately 45 minutes for the arrival and around 40 minutes on the way back.
- Ngong Ping Skyrail - Packages available for tourists are Ngong Ping 360 - Ngong Ping Skyrail (One way or Two way), Walking with Buddha, and Monkey's Tale Theatre. Visitors will receive a business card-sized ticket with Brochures and general advice leaflet. Fares can also be paid by credit card.
Place within the Nong Ping Village
- Ngong Ping Village Square
The Chinese village of the past. There are a variety of shops restaurants, Teahouse, and traditional chinese shops selling auspicious stuffs.
- Walking with Buddha
A multimedia presentation about Buddha's ways to enlightenment.
Monket's Tale Theatre
Modern cinema presents a computer generated animation about Jataka Tales of the Buddha
- Tian Tan Buddha Statue
Travellers who want to worship Tian Tan Buddha Statue must be walking up hundreds of stone steps. Except the room under the Buddha's base, Visitors do not need to pay any fees to worship Tian Tan Buddha. To worship
Repulse Bay
Getting to Repulse Bay is a fairly easy bus ride from Exchange Square: 6, 6A, 6X, 66, 260 (7.8 HKD). Repulse Bay is the places that shot a lot of Movies. The beach is home to statues of the goddess of mercy, Kwun Yun, and the goddess of the sea, Tin Hau. The statues of Kwan-yin sit in the park. There is a famous Bridge of Longevity that would add 3 year longer to your life after the crossing.
Lam Tsuen Wishing Trees
The Lam Tsuen Wishing Trees is one of the popular shrines in Hong Kong. This place is popular with locals and tourists who come to worship and make wishes. People will write their name, birth of date and wishes on a piece of paper then tie the paper to an orange. They then throw up the orange to hang in the branches and hope it stays. It was said that your wish will become true if the orange does not fall down.
Man Mo Temple
This Taoist temple was built in 1848 for the worship of the civil or literature god, Man (means "civil" Man Cheong, God of Literature) and Mo (means "military" Mo, The War God, Kwan Yu). There are many of other Man Mo temples built all across China. Statues of other gods are also found throughout the temple. Visitors can find lots of fortune-teller stalls nearby the temple. Both locals and visitors often stop by to check out their fortunes. Open free daily from 6:00 to 18:00 am.
Ten Thousand Buddha Monastery
Located on a hilltop, Ten Thousand Buddha Temple was built with the dedication, energy, mind with faith in Buddhism, and filled with statues of the Buddha. The temple is a place where visitors come for peace of mind. The pathway up to the Monastery furnished with more than 200 Buddha statues. Ten thousand more of Buddha statues can be found in the main hall. the monastery is opened daily from 9 am. to 6 pm. |
